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they are just so tired, tired of the obama economy. they are tired of the endless pivots to jobs that never result in the kind of sustained job creation we need. they are tired of the sluggish growth, of always looking to the future with anxiety, worrying whether medicare will even be there when they retire, and they are tired of the ideological d.c. democratic extremism that got us here. knee jerk solutions to almost every single problem -- massive overspending, steadfast opposition to reforms that would make government programs more efficient, effective and sustainable. so my friends across the aisle shouldn't be surprised their budget is getting such a rough ride. it contains up to $1.5 trillion in new taxes. this would be the largest tax hike in american history. it contains half a criminal more in spending, money that could be siphoned -- that will be siphoned out of the economy and into the hands of politicians and bureaucrats. it lacks meaningful reforms to save and strengthen medicare, allowing it to go bankrupt in just a few y
they are just so tired, tired of the obama economy. they are tired of the endless pivots to jobs that never result in the kind of sustained job creation we need. they are tired of the sluggish growth, of always looking to the future with anxiety, worrying whether medicare will even be there when they retire, and they are tired of the ideological d.c. democratic extremism that got us here. knee jerk solutions to almost every single problem -- massive overspending, steadfast opposition to reforms...
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it is not a european economy. it is a growth economy. and we will make a mistake that we will regret, and it will be a couaacolossal error. we are a government of limited powers, constitutionally controlled government. it does not dominate or economy. it does not dominate the people's lives. people are free, and they are -- should be encouraged to be independent and resourceful and to take care of themselves and their families. but when they have a hard time, we need to help them. and we've got programs that spend $750 billion a year, i kid you not. you cobble together all the means-tested welfare programs that go to some, you might say, medicaid -- medicaid is a free program for people whose income is below a certain level. medicaid is a means-tested welfare social program. and there are a lot of them. it's the biggest. but you put all of those to it amounts to $750 billion a year in expenses -- outflow. and there are 83, at least, of these programs, and they're not brought together. they have independence in management, in independent,
it is not a european economy. it is a growth economy. and we will make a mistake that we will regret, and it will be a couaacolossal error. we are a government of limited powers, constitutionally controlled government. it does not dominate or economy. it does not dominate the people's lives. people are free, and they are -- should be encouraged to be independent and resourceful and to take care of themselves and their families. but when they have a hard time, we need to help them. and we've got...
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and growing the economy. we have to -- 30% of our deficit right now as we look at this going forward is in the slow economic recovery. and so we want these numbers, when we know it was really bad prior to 2009 when president obama was elected, if -- it's gotten better, but it's not where it needs to be. and it won't be where it needs to be unless we invest in innovation, in education, and rebuilding america's infrastructure. that's what we do. this budget makes sense. this budget is for middle-class families all across america. and i would urge my colleagues to support it. mr. sessions: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from alabama. mr. sessions: i appreciate the opportunity to be with our colleague, senator stabenow, who serves on the budget committee. what i would like to do just briefly -- and i will he yield to senator roberts -- is that president obama on march 13 of this year said "and so you know my goal is not to chase a balanced budget for the sake of balance." my goal is not to chas
and growing the economy. we have to -- 30% of our deficit right now as we look at this going forward is in the slow economic recovery. and so we want these numbers, when we know it was really bad prior to 2009 when president obama was elected, if -- it's gotten better, but it's not where it needs to be. and it won't be where it needs to be unless we invest in innovation, in education, and rebuilding america's infrastructure. that's what we do. this budget makes sense. this budget is for...
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we talk a lot about growing the economy. the economy will grow when people work. the people that are entering the work force that have been one of the driving forces for the last 30 years are similar, and although we are in the work force full force, we are still not being said equal pay for equal work. it is outrageous. and if you want to grow the economy, pass paycheck fairness where we are not harassed for simply trying to find out what is our pay, how can we get equal pay for the same job? women across america are worried about staying in the middle class if they are already there and getting to the middle class if they're not there. nearly 50 years after the passing of the equal pay act, women still get paid less than men. this budget is a reflection of our values and priorities, and eliminating the wage gap should be one. for years, i and other colleagues have fought for paycheck fairness. under that act, no longer would employers be able to retaliate against workers for sharing information about wages. right now if you ask someone what you get paid, you cou
we talk a lot about growing the economy. the economy will grow when people work. the people that are entering the work force that have been one of the driving forces for the last 30 years are similar, and although we are in the work force full force, we are still not being said equal pay for equal work. it is outrageous. and if you want to grow the economy, pass paycheck fairness where we are not harassed for simply trying to find out what is our pay, how can we get equal pay for the same job?...
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for the economy. but to get devote, my senior senator and friend has asked me about the sequester in virginia. and, mr. president, as some of you might know, i took the floor for my maiden speech on this topic last month a little bit earlier than i would have wished to have talked as a freshman senator but with the specter of sequester having such a significant effect on the commonwealth of virginia, i -- i just felt like i couldn't be silent about it. and i have a senate colleague here from hawaii, senator hirono, who i know feels equally strongly about this issue. i took a tour throughout virginia in the middle of february that was designed before sequester was looming to talk to people who were affected about especially in the armed services area and he heard their stories, senator -- and i heard their stories, senator warner, about sequester and the anxieties and threats that it posed. beginning in early april, 90,000 -- 90,000 -- civilian d.o.d. employees will start to be furloughed, just in the
for the economy. but to get devote, my senior senator and friend has asked me about the sequester in virginia. and, mr. president, as some of you might know, i took the floor for my maiden speech on this topic last month a little bit earlier than i would have wished to have talked as a freshman senator but with the specter of sequester having such a significant effect on the commonwealth of virginia, i -- i just felt like i couldn't be silent about it. and i have a senate colleague here from...
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economy and american workers. by ending these abuses, we can generate needed revenue while creating a fairer tax code, one that does not reward corporations and the wealthy for behaviors that put the rest of us at an unfair disadvantage. so when i hear someone say, we're going to have tax reform but it must be revenue-neutral, what i hear is let's keep all the tax breaks for the wealthy and the large corporations. i say it is time to end those. we need that revenue for education, for infrastructure, for biomedical research, for science research. we need it to make sure that our young people today are able to compete in this global economy in the future. mr. president, compromise, common sense, and good-faith negotiations are what we need today. we do not need someone saying, no, we cannot raise revenues. all we got to do is cut spending. on our side, with the leadership of senator murray, we have said we'll cut spending, but we'll also raise revenues. we'll have a balanced approach fl so i irk m i urge my colleago
economy and american workers. by ending these abuses, we can generate needed revenue while creating a fairer tax code, one that does not reward corporations and the wealthy for behaviors that put the rest of us at an unfair disadvantage. so when i hear someone say, we're going to have tax reform but it must be revenue-neutral, what i hear is let's keep all the tax breaks for the wealthy and the large corporations. i say it is time to end those. we need that revenue for education, for...
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i didn't run a campaign on jobs and the economy, jobbing and the economy, jobs and the economy and beat that drum until i beat people into sleep. that's part of it, all right, but all of the rest of this has to be added together, or we can never reconstruct this country. we will not get the pillars of american exceptionalism back together. [applause] unless we have the full spectrum. if we can restore our families and strengthen our faith and protect innocent, unborn human life instead of assaulting it with a half a billion dollars appropriated to planned parenthood in a single year. that's gotta go. obamacare has got to go. [cheers and applause] we can't let up on obamacare and believe that somehow we're going to capitulate to that side because the roads are vitality, and it is an unconstitutional taking of god-given american liberty, and it's got to go. [cheers and applause] ronald reagan omelet me down a couple -- only let me down a couple of times in eight years. one of those was 1986, and i still had the dent after i heard on the news he had signed the amnesty act of 1986. but it w
i didn't run a campaign on jobs and the economy, jobbing and the economy, jobs and the economy and beat that drum until i beat people into sleep. that's part of it, all right, but all of the rest of this has to be added together, or we can never reconstruct this country. we will not get the pillars of american exceptionalism back together. [applause] unless we have the full spectrum. if we can restore our families and strengthen our faith and protect innocent, unborn human life instead of...
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>> the economy will stall because of the cuts and because of the uncertainty. if you look at consumer spending during the merry christmas season, it was down, i believe two percent. you look at that why would you go out and spend money when you are afraid you are going to fall off of a cliff? for a small business owner, you will stop and look up. you are not going to move forward. it will affect our small businesses, restaurants, those that sell products. in the serviced industry. the growth is not going to be there when told if they don't solve the problem, that government's going to stall. the economy is going to stall and then, you know small bids owners don't see the government solving the problem. >> now you are able to get this message out in illinois. >> yes. >> with your small business advisory counsel. their online at small business addvocacy advocacy. >> s va cil.org. >> sbacil.org. >> it's all over the place. we have built up a coalition of thousands and thousands of businesses through different groups in illinois. we are all experiencing the same th
>> the economy will stall because of the cuts and because of the uncertainty. if you look at consumer spending during the merry christmas season, it was down, i believe two percent. you look at that why would you go out and spend money when you are afraid you are going to fall off of a cliff? for a small business owner, you will stop and look up. you are not going to move forward. it will affect our small businesses, restaurants, those that sell products. in the serviced industry. the...
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in the global economy and the u.s. economy. the security of our allies whether in the middle east or further afield, you know, frankly, on every continue innocent depend in many ways -- continent depend in many ways on energy prices, food prices and so fort. so i think our independence of supply will be excellent, but it really won't diminish the interests we have in the middle east. i, frankly, don't hear a lot of concern about that when i go to the region. i hear much more about it here, frankly. >> very good. well, thank you, dennis, david, and mike. thank you for your presentations, and thank you all for joining us today. and, please, look out on your, um, on your e-mails for, again, the release of this strategic transition paper, obama ii in the middle east by dennis and jim jeffrey and for what i'm sure will be the written analysis of the president's trip that my colleagues will be producing, um, and will be transmitting to you probably as he's flying home. so thank you all very much for joining us today. bye-bye. [applau
in the global economy and the u.s. economy. the security of our allies whether in the middle east or further afield, you know, frankly, on every continue innocent depend in many ways -- continent depend in many ways on energy prices, food prices and so fort. so i think our independence of supply will be excellent, but it really won't diminish the interests we have in the middle east. i, frankly, don't hear a lot of concern about that when i go to the region. i hear much more about it here,...
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it's largely a function of the private economy. it's largely a function of the private economy. and it's a cycle that's very well understood. someone has a really good idea for a business, a new business, or growing their existing business. they somehow get access to money, whether it's their own money or money they borrowed or money someone invests through them, and they open this business. there's no guarantee that that business is going to work out. but they are willing to risk it. and the idea works. and all of a sudden this business that they started all by themselves out of the spare bedroom of their home, they now have five employees. and five employees isn't just a number. that's five families that are taking home a paycheck. those are five providers -- mothers or fathers -- that are bringing home opportunities to their children. this is how prosperity is created. this is how every one of us has ever gotten a job or how our parents got their jobs, or -- either because they or someone else risked it and created a business opportunity that provides them a job. this is how
it's largely a function of the private economy. it's largely a function of the private economy. and it's a cycle that's very well understood. someone has a really good idea for a business, a new business, or growing their existing business. they somehow get access to money, whether it's their own money or money they borrowed or money someone invests through them, and they open this business. there's no guarantee that that business is going to work out. but they are willing to risk it. and the...
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it's a threat to our entire economy. >> you talk about the next big bubble bursting? >> it's huge. huge. >> student debt will be a crisis. >> i have another question and maybe for my own kind of personal experience. when i turned 21 and got my first job my mother drilled in to me pay yourself first. she made me ready "the wealthy barber." >> great book. >> i wonder. this generation came of age when the era when credit was everywhere and flowing. people, i guess in this under 40 generation might look at credit card different from their parents. what does that psyche play a role here? we think of nothing of charging. i moved to new york in my 20s and it was using the credit card left to right. >> i did too and i got in trouble and i had to come back from that amount of trouble. the younger people are actually doing fine when it comes to their credit card debt. they have pumped the brakes, i think, because of the student loan debt. where they are not able to deal is with saving and i think housing is a really big problem. if you look at that generation, if they are ten years behind wh
it's a threat to our entire economy. >> you talk about the next big bubble bursting? >> it's huge. huge. >> student debt will be a crisis. >> i have another question and maybe for my own kind of personal experience. when i turned 21 and got my first job my mother drilled in to me pay yourself first. she made me ready "the wealthy barber." >> great book. >> i wonder. this generation came of age when the era when credit was everywhere and flowing....
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agriculture is an essential part of who we are as montanans. 50% of montana's economy is tied to ranching and farming, supporting one in five jobs in montana. i had the privilege to grow up on a ranch outside helena, montana. it taught me firsthand the values of hard work, faith, family and doing what's right. those are the values i take to me with work every day. paul harvey, who got his start in broadcasting in montana, said it best in this poem, "so god made a farmer." "god looked down on the earth he created and said i need a caretaker for this world i made. and so god made a farmer. so as part of trying to bridge that divide between washington, d.c. and montana, i honor the strong legacy of farming and ranching montanans in montana by celebrating national ag day. those montana families involved in agriculture is so much more than a livelihood. it is a way of life. i'm honored to represent so many ranchers, so many farmers from montana who have dedicated their life to the land, providing the service that everyone in the world benefits from. i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president?
agriculture is an essential part of who we are as montanans. 50% of montana's economy is tied to ranching and farming, supporting one in five jobs in montana. i had the privilege to grow up on a ranch outside helena, montana. it taught me firsthand the values of hard work, faith, family and doing what's right. those are the values i take to me with work every day. paul harvey, who got his start in broadcasting in montana, said it best in this poem, "so god made a farmer." "god...
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we cannot give the egyptian leaders a blank check but can't have a collapsed economy sea israel would face immediate consequences of. this is the type of amendment that does not consider the checks and balances and the complexity of the issue. i urge my colleagues to vote against the amendment. the presiding officer: the question is on the amendment. a senator: i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? a sufficient second is noted. the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will call the roll. vote: the presiding officer: any senator wishing to change his vote? the yeas are 25, the nays are 74. the amendment is not agreed to. there are two minutes equally divided prior to a vote on amendment 702 offered by mr. cruz. mr. cruz: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cruz: this amendment would create a budget point of order prohibiting any measure that provides taxpayer funds to the united nations while any member nation forces citizens to undergo involuntary abortions. i recognize that members of this body have differing v
we cannot give the egyptian leaders a blank check but can't have a collapsed economy sea israel would face immediate consequences of. this is the type of amendment that does not consider the checks and balances and the complexity of the issue. i urge my colleagues to vote against the amendment. the presiding officer: the question is on the amendment. a senator: i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? a sufficient second is noted. the yeas and nays are...
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regulators conduct thorough cost-benefit analysis to fully understand how these rules will affect our economy. i understanindependent financias operate urn a patchwork of federal -- under a patchwork of federal laws that require varying degrees of economic analysis and provide too much discretion to regulators. as a result, job creators, american job creators, under siege from capricious rule-making activities. regulations should be based on solid evidence and supported by robust economic analysis, not the arbitrary preferences of bureaucrats. the presiding officer: the senator's time has expired. the senator from washington. mrs. murray: mr. president, i yield my time to the senator from south dakota. mr. johnson: mr. president, i rise in strong opposition to the amendment 340. this amendment is another attempt to block wall street reform. this amendment would slow down rule making and invite wall street to bring lawsuits against their financial regulators. g.a.o. recently found that the recent financial crisis may have cost us over $13 trillion. we should not hamstring the cops on the beat
regulators conduct thorough cost-benefit analysis to fully understand how these rules will affect our economy. i understanindependent financias operate urn a patchwork of federal -- under a patchwork of federal laws that require varying degrees of economic analysis and provide too much discretion to regulators. as a result, job creators, american job creators, under siege from capricious rule-making activities. regulations should be based on solid evidence and supported by robust economic...